Side wall mounting structure



. Sept. 22, 1936. J. KUBLANOW SIDE WALL MOfINTING STRUCTURE orig inalFiled Dec. 17, 19:51 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I Sept. 22, 1936. J. KUBLANOW I v20,116

SIDE WALL MOUNTING STRUCTURE Original Filed Dec. 17, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet2 A T f V 6 '7 v 'Reiseued Sept. 22, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEOriginal No. 1,932,274, dated October 24 1933,

Serial No. 581,625, December 17, 1931. Application ior reissue April 20,1935, Serial No.

21 Claims.

The invention relates to new and useful im-. provements in side wallstructures for dwellings or the like and it is among the objects thereofto provide simple and emcient means for attaching brick veneer, tile orthe like, to the side of either new or old buildings by means of mortarand reenforcing material.

It is among the objects of this invention (to provide a strong anddurable composite-side wall structure of brick or tile veneer andreenforced concrete or mortar, the reenforcing material be-.

ing initially employed as a simple means for effecting a preliminarymounting of the brick or tile in proper spaced relation to facilitatethe application of the mortar to the joints, and subsequently acts as areenforcing structure when the veneer has been secured in place.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a'metal netting ormesh which shall be especially constructed to produce a proper spacingof the brick or tile veneer whereby the mortar joints are produced instaggered relation, and whichshall function as a preliminary anchorageor fastening means for brick or tile before the mortar is applied to thejoints.

A primary object of the invention is the provision of metal mesh ornetting especially designed to facilitate its fabrication as by rollingor by die forming operations thereby rendering the product commerciallypracticable, and economical of construction.

These and other objects of the invention will become more apparent froma consideration of the accompanying drawings constituting a part hereofin which like reference characters designate like parts and in which: v

Figure l is a side eleva'tional view of a portion of a side wallillustrating an embodiment of this invention in its various stages ofapplication;.

' Figure 2 a op plan view of a blank form of metal mesh consisting oftransversely disposed wires joined at their points. of crossing as bywelding or the like, and from which the combined veneer supporting andreen'forcing element disclosed in Figure 3 is constructed,'Figure 3being a view in perspective of the metal mesh or netting after ithasbeen subjected to the die forming operation;

Figures 4 and 5 are sectional elevational views respectively ofdifferent transverse strands of the mesh shown in Figure 3, Figure 4illustrating the strand A-A of Figure 3, and Figure 5 the strand 3-13 ofFigure 3;

.Flgure 6 an enlarged detail view of the dieformed metal mesh showingthe veneer brick or tile in staggered and spaced relation as effected bythe gripping portions of the mesh;

Figure 7 a cross sectional .view of the assembled at their ends as wellas the sides to maintain them in'proper spaced relation;

Figure 9 a cross-sectional view illustrating the longitudinalend-spacing elements of Figure 8;

and,

Figure 10 an elevational view of a modified form of the cross strandsemployed in the mesh structure.

With reference to Figure 1 of the drawings, the structure thereinillustrated comprises theside wall I of a dwelling constituted oftypical weather boards to which is applieda metal mesh generallydesignated at 2, the mesh being fastened to the side wall I by cleats 3or other suitable fastening means. 4 designates relatively thin brickveneer which is applied to the side wall structure by placing them ingripping portions or pockets especially provided in the mesh reenforcingmaterial, and 5 designates the concrete or mortar applied between thebrick joints.

The mesh structure 2 is constructed from a blank as shown in Figure 2consisting of longitudinal strands 6 of wire or rod and transversestrands I which are welded or otherwise fas- After the blank shown inFigure 2 has been formed by welding or otherwise to join the crossstrands, it is subjected to a die forming operation whereby the cross ortransverse strands I are bent in the manner shown in Figure'3, suchbending operation being produced in any suitable manner as by a rollingdie or a pressing die. The cross strands I are shown in Figure 3 to bebent in two ways, some of them being distorted-to provide a series ofsymmetrical oil-set portions 9, 9?, 9" etc. between adjacent ones oiwhich the strand is formed to receive the width of the relatively shownin Figure 4. The oil-set portions II o! the a horizontal plane as isillustrated at l2 in Figure 3 or they may be disposed vertically asshown in Figure 3. In either case, they act as spacing ele-,

" ments for the brick veneer to effect staggering of the joints asindicated in Figure of the drawings.

With reference to Figures 4 and 5, it is to be noted-that all of thecross strands l are so deformed as to employ the same length of wire orrod thereby enabling both cross strands to be formed in a single. dieforming operation and rendering the fabrication of the mesh lesscomplicated. The dimension W between adjacent oifset members 9 shown inFigure 4 is precisely that of the width of the slab which is placedtherein and may be somewhat less than the width of the are further held,between the gripping projections 9 of the cross strands to firmly holdthem in position until the mortar 5 is filled in between the brickjoints.

The rolling of the mesh form is such that the spacing of the endabutments I! will locate each brick in its proper place to present theconventional staggered appearance of the joints as shown in Figures 1and 5 of the drawings, and by constituting the members l2 spacingabutments against which one of the end faces of the brick is placed, themortar joints between adjacent brick will be of uniform width. Thebendsand off-sets of the transverse or cross strands 1 provide for accurateand proper spacing of the mortar joints between adjacent sides of thebrick as shown in Figure 3.

When the relatively thin brick .veneer or tile slabs have been assembledin the mesh forms or pockets, the tops or diter face of the brick willextend beyond the distorted portions of the mesh as shown in Figure 6 ofthe drawings, and the longitudinal strands 6 will runthrough thelongitudinal mortarjoints of the assembled brick while portions of thecross strandsdisclosed in Figure 5 will run through thetransverse-'mortar joints, these strands constituting reenforcing forthe mortar joints in which they are lmbedded. The completed structureprovides an' interlocked metal reenforced side wall which is practicallyindestructible.

In Figures '1 and a or the drawings, an addi tional strand 6a isdisposed between the longitudinal strands 6 of the mesh and thisintermediate strand is provided'with spacing abutments I! which engagethe respective ends of the brick veneer as shown. In this construction,the transverse strands i may be of the form of the strand shown inFigure 4 of the drawings, or it maybe constructed so that it passesdirectly below the spacing abutments]! to which it' may be welded andthen be depressed for the brick engaging portion of the strand betweenadjacent spacing members. The brick is disposed between the abutments I5 in the manner shown in Figure 8 and may be held along its sidefacesln'the same manner shown'in Figures 1 and 5 of the drawings.

In Figure 10 the cross strands I' are shown to be slightly deformed inthe shape of a bead [B to produce a spring or clamping action when thebrick slab is forced therebetween although the construction shown in theremaining figures of the drawings is sufflciently springy to provide aclamping engagement of the wire mesh with the brick.

In applying the above described side wall structure to the outer wallsof dwelling houses; the wire may be produced in suitable width, saythree or four feet, and of any desired length-as it is capable of beinghandled in rolls and for this purpose the cross strands I may be ofgreater cross-sectionthan the longitudinal strands 6 to preventdistortion of abutments.

The wire mesh is unrolled and applied to the side wall by fastening oneend thereof and then stretching it if necessary to produce a levelmortar joint. The wire mesh is held-by the cleats 3 or other anchoragemeans to the side wall, and the relatively-thin. slabs I of brick ortile are inserted between the'oif-set abutments 9 the gripping andspacing which engage the side of the slab and the endv abutment I! or l5which effect the proper longitudinal spacing of adjacent slabsto produce.the staggered effect shown in Figure 5 or for that matter to produceany other desired staggering or distortion of the brick or tilematerial.

After some or all of the brick or tile members have been pressed intothe gripping portions of the wire mesh, the mortar 5 consisting ofregular cement or any suitable binding substance is applied by means ofa feeding nomle or with a trowel as desired, and the assembled structurewill form a side wall which is strong and durable due to the wirereenforcing, which will not crack and which will produce theappearanceof a conventional brick wall structure.

By means of the wire mesh for gripping and reenforcing the brick ortileveneer, the sidewall structure can be applied with facility and dispatchin a very economical manner at a fraction of the cost of. conventionalbrick wall structures, and although this form'of side wall isparticularly intended for remodeling old wooden dwelling houses, it maybeutilized as an efilcient and economical brick veneer structure fornewly built dwelling houses. The construction lends itself to theforming of multi-colored brick wall since brick or tile of differentcolors. may be assembled in any desired combinations.

Although'a specific form of metal reenforcing has been hereinillustrated and described, it will be obviousthat metal structures ofvarious forms may be employed so long as it is capable of spacing andholdingthe' veneer and subsequently act asa reenforcing structure forthe mortar and instead of assembling the veneer blocks in their strandsdisposed transversely 'thereofand joined thereto, some of saidconnecting strandshaving oil-set portions constituting abutments forengaging the side faces of the brick and'other of said connectingstrandshaving oif set portions constituting end abutments for saidbrick, where some in horizontal planes and in staggered relation invertical planes to form. conventional mortar joints. v

2. A structure for mounting brick veneer slabs and the like to sidewalls comprising a mesh spaced relation with said wall constitutingpockets for receiving the individual veneer slabs, said horizontaloif-set portions spacing the slabs to provide straight horizontal mortarlines, and said vertical oil-set portions spacing the slabs to prospacedrelation relative to the mortar line and to dispose portions of thestrands as reenforcements in the mortar joints.

4. A wall structure comprising a base surface, mesh of transversestrands secured together at their points of intersection, certain ofsaid strands being bent in directions perpendicular to the plane of thewall to. cause some of said strands to lie in a plane spaced from saidbase surface, facing bricks between said bends, \the' bends being ofsuch dimension as to maintain the horizontal edges of verticallyadjacent brick in spaced relation to one another and to the horizontalstrands, and to permit the embedment of the horizontal strands bymortar.

5. A composite sidewall structure consisting of wire mesh havingportions of its strands in spaced relation and out of contact with the-wall,

another portion in intimate engagement with said wall, means forsecuring said mesh to the wall, brick slabs and mortar filling said meshto constitute a brick veneering on said wall with strands of said meshdisposed in the mortar to constitute reinforcing with portions thereofdisposed in the mortar joints between adjacent brick slabs.

6. A composite veneer slab wall structure comprising a base surface,slab spacing members secured to said base surface having openingsexposing large portions of said base surface and having spacingabutments for maintaining mortar lines, veneer slabs disposed betweensaid adjacent slabs and interlocking said slabs and spacing mesh.

8. A composite reinforced wall structure comprising a base surface,parallel spacing members secured to said base surface, exposing largeportions of said base surface and having transversely spaced off-setportions out of contact with said surface for maintaining mortar lines,veneer slabs disposed between the off-set portions of said spacingmembers, and mortar filling the spaces between adjacent slabs andbetween the off-set portions of the spacing members, said spacingmembers, veneer slabs and mortar constituting an interlocked unitarywall.

9. A frame or support for a brick or tile veneer wall comprising aplurality of parallel spaced backing members extending transversely ofthe longitudinal dimension of the finished frame, and a plurality oflaterally spaced longitudinally extending members joined to the backingmembers and constituting a lattice frame, the longitudinal members beingshaped to constitute spacing and holding elements for the side and endedges of bricks to be inserted between and supported by said frame, saidspacing elements serving to hold the bricks apart to permit theinsertion of mortar to cement the bricks and the frame into an integralunit. 10. A composite veneer slab wall structure comprising abasesurface, a combined metal reinforcing and slab spacing structure securedto said base surface, having openings exposing large portions of saidbase surface and having spacing members for maintaining -mortar lines,veneer slabs disposed between said spacing members, and mortarfillingthe openings in-said slab spacing members and enveloping the back andsides of said veneer slabs, said slab spacing members being at leastpartially embedded in said mortar.

11. A mounting for tiles and the like, comprising a metallic assemblycomprising a plurality of 'metal elements adapted for mounting in spacedrelation on a surface to be tiled, with such spacing bearing a relationto a dimension of the slabs or tiles each element having thereon aseries of resilient projections upstanding from the face thereof andcooperating with similar projections 'of adjacent spaced elements todefine a tileway therebetween, whereby-in assembly a tile is engaged inmounted positionby abutment of its opposite edges against co-operatingprojections on adjacent mounted elements.

12. A mounting for slabs, tiles and the like, comprising a metallicassembly comprising a plurality of elements adapted when mounted tooccupy a spaced relation on a surface to be tiled, with such spacingbearing a relation to a dimension of the slabs or tiles each elementhaving thereon a series of spaced resilient projections upstanding fromthe face thereof and cooperating with similiar projections of adjacentspaced elements to define a tileway therebetween, whereby in assembly atile is engaged in mounted position by abutment of its opposite edgesagainst co-operating projections on adjacent mounted elements.

13. A frame or support for a brick or tile veneer wall comprising a wirestructure having longitudinal and transverse members integrally joinedand embodying as integral elements thereof laterally extendingresiliently deformable portions to grip the side edges of brick slabs ortile and to hold them in proper spaced relation to permit the insertionof a body of cementing mortar between the brick slabs or tile.

14. An element for mounting'and reinforcing ture into an integral unit.

4 mortar when disposed between such brick slabs or tiles will cement thebase members, the supports, and the brick .or tile into a solid integralunit 1s. 'lhe method of covering arm-mete be tiled, which consists inmounting a metallic supporting assembly on the surface to be tiled, withportions of the assembly spaced from said surface, and arranged todefine tlleways and mortar lines for the reception of tiles and mortar,in then thereby to cement the supporting assembly and the tiles togetheras a solid integral unitary wall.

16. The method of forming a brick veneer wall which consists in applyinga metallic lattice on a vertically positioned base wall, to serve as asupporting and reinforcing structure, then pressing a series ofrelatively thin brick slabs into position in said metallic lattice inthe aligned positions to be occupied by the brick slabs in the finishedwall; and theninserting mortar into the spaces between .the brick slabsto surround the brick slabs and to embed or grip portions of thesupporting structure whereby ,the lattice supporting structure shallconstitute reinforcement for the mortar in the finished wall. h 1

l'!-. A support for a brick slab veneer wall comprising a metallicstructure iadapted to be se-' cured in position where it is to be used,and embodying integrally joined elements extending laterally from theface-of the metallicstructure to grip the opposite side edges of thebrick slabs to 7 hold them in proper spaced relationship in situ,

and also embodying portions adjacent and behind the spaces between thebrick slabs, said portions being shaped or spaced to permit e ofcementing mortar relative thereto, whereby upon the insertion of a bodyof mortar between the slabs the mortar will cement the brick slabs toeach other and to the integral elements and will .formfan interlock withthe. portions of the structure behind the spaces between the slabsthereby to cement the slabs and the 18 A support for a brick slab wallcomprising a metallic structure having portions thereof in engagementwith the wall and .a portion thereof spaced from the wall, and embodyingintegral elements extending laterally forward from said edges of thebrick' slabs and holding them in spaced portions to provide andconstitute resilient supports for receiving pre-shaped brick slabs,-

said integral elements serving to support such brick slabs in positionby gripping the opposite supporting strucspaced relation, and embodyingfurther, other integral elements behind and accessible through thespaces between the the brick slabs, whereby mortar, when inserted intothe spaces between the brick slabs, will cement the slabs to each otherand will interlock with the integral portions behind the spaces betweenthe brick slabs, thereby to cement the base, or'supports, and the slabsinto a solid integral unit.

19. The method of forming a brick veneer wall which consists in mountinga metallic supporting assembly on the surface to be covered, withportions of the assembly spaced from the surface and arranged to definetileways and mortar lines for reception of brick slabs or tiles andmortar, ac-

cording to the width of the brick slab and the desired width of themortar line, then pressing occupy in the'finished wall, and in theninserting mortar into the spaces between the slabs or tiles to surroundand engage all the edges of the slabs or tiles, and to embed portions ofthe supporting assembly in engagement with the slabs or tiles and togrip or interlock other portions of the assembly that are not in directengagement with the slabs or tiles, thereby to cement the supportingassembly and the tiles together in a solid unitary wall.- a

i 20. A supporting assembly for maintaining brick slabs in definitespaced relationship to permit the application of mortar to the slabs andthe supporting assembly to form a composite veneer wall covering saidassembly comprising a plurality of supporting members having portionsithereof extending laterally, forward in spaced parallel rows to definea mortar line, contiguous rows of said erktending p rtions being spacedaccording to the width of the brick slabs to be ac commodated, andserving to grip the top and bottom edges of the slabs of thecorresponding course, and portions within the boundaries of the mortarlines for interlocking with and reinforcing the mortar when: it isinserted between the brick slabs,whereby the slabs and the supportingassembly are cemented together as a unitary wall structure. Y

21. A supporting structure for holding brick slabs in position untilthey may be cemented together to form a brick slab veneer wall, and forthereafter serving also to anchor a cementing mortar introduced betweenthe slabs, said structure comprising laterally extending portions togrip and support the brick slabs in desired spaced relationship tomaintain mortarlines, and furthe? comprising non-gripping portionslocated. within the boundaries of said mortar line spacings to anchorand reinforce the mortar when lnserted between the slabs.

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